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Religion and the Shadow Economy
Author(s) -
Schneider Friedrich,
Linsbauer Katharina,
Heinemann Friedrich
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
kyklos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1467-6435
pISSN - 0023-5962
DOI - 10.1111/kykl.12075
Subject(s) - religiosity , shadow (psychology) , competition (biology) , economics , economy , state (computer science) , dimension (graph theory) , political science , psychology , law , mathematics , pure mathematics , ecology , algorithm , psychotherapist , biology
Summary Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards. This contribution focuses on the possible impact of religion's different dimensions, the overall degree of religiosity, the specific impact of different religions, religious competition and the proximity between religion and the state, on the shadow economy. The empirical test matches the largest available cross‐section on the size of the shadow economy with numerous religious indicators. General religiosity seems to increase the shadow economy. Moreover, robust differences emerge across religions. Furthermore, a closer proximity between state and religion is typical for smaller shadow economies.